MESA, Ariz. – The A’s spent much of the offseason beefing up the bullpen, something they desperately needed to do. But questions surrounding the starting rotation still linger.

Tuesday was reporting day at spring training for A’s pitchers and catchers. Though the team couldn’t have an official workout because of pending physicals, the majority of the pitchers took the field at Hohokam Stadium on their own, going through their regular long toss routine with some stretching the distance spanning foul pole to foul pole.

The battle for the final three spots in the rotation will likely go the distance. You can pretty much ink Kendall Graveman and Sean Manaea into the Nos. 1 and 2 spots in the rotation. And if the season were to start today, Daniel Mengden would likely be the No. 3 starter, according to manager Bob Melvin. But it doesn’t. Spring training is long and things change. The competition after the No. 2 role will likely be decided after...

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